About our H2O
Pre-Tested and State Certified Spring Water Source Protection
Heroes Patriot Water’s manufacturing partners have been a continuing recipient of the IBWA – Excellence in Manufacturing Award since 2006. This certificate is awarded bottlers who have met or exceeded the provisions of the Food and Drug Administration’s Good Manufacturing Practices, the Principles of HACCP and the Codex Alimentarius HACCP. It is awarded annually to the top 20% of IBWA bottlers based on independent third-party audit.
Our first truckload of HPW 20oz Water Bottles being bottled. Summer 2022
State-Of-The-Art Filtration Equipment and Processes
HPW utilizes the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) approach for food safety. This approach was adopted by the IBWA in 2002 and annual audits of our Co-Packer include a review of our HACCP program as well as GMP compliance. HPW’s and the IBWA’s voluntary implementation of HACCP in the bottled water industry is based partially on the HACCP regulatory requirements set by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and FDA.
In recent years, retailers have adopted Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards. In the U.S., the primary codification is SQF. SQF consists of three levels with the highest-level being Level 3, a level that includes a Quality Management System (QMS). HPW’s bottling plant was the second bottler in the U.S. to be certified by SQF. The HPW facility is certified at Level 3 which is necessary for distribution of product by national chains and retailers. Our facility annually embarks upon a complete review of its Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Coupled with this evaluation of our operations, we commenced the implementation of procedures and protocols dictated by the facets of SQF and ISO 9001:2000.
All processes are managed in accordance with the requirements of SQF and ISO 9001:2000.
Our bottling facility has implemented a quality management system that is continuously maintained for effectiveness and improvement opportunities in accordance with the requirements of SQF and ISO 9001:2000. Customer, statutory or regulatory requirements are communicated to the organization to assure customer satisfaction. Through the Quality Policy and other established quality objectives, top management of our facility is committed to continually improve our processes and the effectiveness of the quality management system.
Regular management reviews are conducted to evaluate the quality management system and ensure the availability of appropriate resources.